Complete Guide to Finishing Beyond the Red Meat Quest Part 1 in Escape from Tarkov

In Escape from Tarkov, numerous quests demand players to locate quest items and extract them from raids. Many of these items have various spawn locations, complicating their discovery due to the absence of spawn indicators. Some items may even be concealed behind locked doors, as is the case with the Beyond the Red Meat Part 1 quest. This task features multiple spawn points, and if fortune isn’t on your side, you may find the item in a locked room. Here’s a guide on how to successfully complete the Beyond the Red Meat Part 1 quest in Escape from Tarkov.

How to Complete Beyond the Red Meat Part 1 in Escape from Tarkov

To complete the Beyond the Red Meat Part 1 quest, you must accomplish the following objectives:

Find and retrieve culinary secrets at the Beluga restaurant located on the Streets of Tarkov
Submit the collected data

The Culinary Secrets quest item refers to the Chef’s Diary, which can be found inside the Beluga restaurant situated on Klimov Street in the Streets of Tarkov. There is another restaurant by the Sewer River extract, but that is not the required location for this quest.

To reach Beluga Street, you can either stick to the right side of the Streets of Tarkov until you pass Pinewood Hotel and cross Klimov Street, or you might take the main road, Primorsky Ave, although this path is more perilous.

Culinary Secrets in Streets of Tarkov – Chef’s Diary Spawns

Upon arriving at the Beluga restaurant, proceed directly to the second floor. The staircase is located to the left of the entrance, as depicted in the image above.

Spawn 1

The first spawn is situated on the bar counter on the second floor. You can vault over the counter to access it.

Spawn 2

The second spawn can be found on the third floor at another bar counter. Check under the counter near some boxes.

Spawn 3

For the third spawn, also located on the third floor, proceed into the kitchen. Near the sink, there are several cabinets, and one of them will be ajar; the Chef’s Diary is inside this cabinet.

Spawn 4

The fourth spawn is located behind a locked door in the director’s office. You will need the Beluga Restaurant Director Key to access it. The locked door is near the staircase or within the kitchen area. You only need to unlock one of these doors to get the key.

Acquiring the key is optional since you can find the Chef’s Diary in three other locations. However, if you prefer not to rely on chance, you can purchase the key from the flea market ahead of your raid.

Once you collect the Chef’s Diary, it’s crucial to survive and make your way to an extraction point. Consider using a Green Flare to head towards the Klimov Street extraction point, which is the nearest point from the Beluga restaurant.